Garment hanger



June 19, 1934. A YQUNG 1,963,163

GARMENT HANGER Filed May 4, 1933 INVENTOR Leona/"d Yam? Patented June19, I934 UNITED STATES PATENT oF Ic 11 Claims.

The main objects of this inventionare:

First, to provide a garment hanger fabricated entirely of paper andsuitable adhesive which is strong and. durable and at the same timehighly desirable for the supporting of garments.

Second, to provide an improved garment hanger formed of paper tubingwhich is attractive in appearance and be readily conformed to thedesiFed outline for eiieciively supporting thev garments.

Objects relating to details and economies of my invention will appearfrom the description to follow. The invention is defined and pointed outin the claims.

A structure which is a preferred embodiment of my. invention isillustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. l is a front elevation of a garment hanger embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section on line 2--2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a cross section on a line corresponding to line 3-3 of l. p

Fig. i is a perspective view of a modified form or embodiment of myimproved garment.

My improved ent hanger is formed of a single piece of tubing formed ofstrips of aper l spirally wound into a tube and secured togethersuitable adhesive, no attempt being to illustrate the adhesive.

hanger comprises a cross bar or member 2 and upwardly converging arms 3and l, these arms and cross bar being joined by curved flat tenedportions 5 of the tube and the cross is preferably also flattened invertical section in order to stiffen it vertically, the cross bar beingjoined to the flattened portion 5 by quarter twists.

The arm l terminates in a book 0 formed of a flattened portion at theend of the arms, this hook; having a shank 7. The arm 3 terzninates in aflattened portion 8 which is Wrapped around the shank or" the hook.

The hanger is conformed from the paper tub ing prior to the setting ofthe adhesive, the tube being flattened at 5, as stated, and alsoflattened to provide the hook and the terminal 8 and the cross bar 2,and the hook formed and the termi nal wrapped around the shank of thehook.

When the adhesive has dried, the parts retain their conformed position,and the arms 3 and i are eiiectively interlocked and connected.

in the embodiment shown in Fig. 4, the arms 9 and 10 corresponding tothe arms 3 and i, are offset and conformed to provide shoulder portions11 adapted to flt the collar of a coat. In this embodiment shown in Fig.i, the cross bar 12 is not flattened but is of the cylindrical crosssection of the tubing from which the hanger is formed.

In forming the hanger in this manner, the arms may be easily shaped asdesired and without adding greatly to the expense in forming the hangerand, as stated, when the adhesive has set, the parts are effectivelyheld in conformed and assembled relation.

I preferably employ a special adhesive or glue; that is, one which setsquickly, which permits the forming of the tube; that is, the spirallingof the paper strips, the applying of the adhesive to form the tube, thesevering into proper lengths, and conforming into the hanger, as asubstantially continuous operation.

My improved garment hanger is very. light in Weight, presenting asubstantial surface to the garment; that is, the garment engagingportions are of considerable diameter and there is no metal presented tothe garment. While comparatively light in weight, the hangers haveabundant strength and rigidity.

I have not attempted to illustrate certain adaptations or embodiments ofmy invention which I contemplate as it is believed that this disclosurewill enable those skilled in the art to embody or adapt the same as maybe desired.

Having thus described my invention, what it claim as new desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is: I

l. A garment hanger formed integrally of a paper tube conformed toprovide a cross bar and upwardly converging arms, the end of one beingflattened and formed into a suspend- 1i ing hook having a Shan the endof the other arm being flattened wrapped around the shank, the arms andthe cross bar being connected by flattened curved portions of the tube,the tube being formed of spirally wound strips of paper adhesivelysecured together, the hanger being formed of the tube prior to thesetting of the adhesive, the parts being'flxedly retained in conformedrelation by the setting of the adhesive. I

2. A garment hanger formed integrally of a paper tube conformed toprovide a cross bar and upwardly converging arms, the end of) one armbeing flattened and formed into a suspending "hook having a shank, theend ofthe other arm being flattened and wrapped around'the shank, thearms and the cross bar being connected by .flattened curved portions ofthe-tube.

3. A garment hanger formed integrally of a paper tube conformed toprovide a cross bar and the parts being fixedly retained in conformed.

relation by the setting of the adhesive. v

4. A garment hanger comprising a tube conformed to provide a cross barand upwardly converging arms, the end of one arm being flattened andformed into a suspending hook having ashank therefor, the end of theother arm bein wrapped around the shank.

5. A garment hanger formed integrally of a paper tube conformedto'provide a cross bar and upwardly converging arms, one of whichterminates in a flattened portion conformed into a hook having a shank,the other of which terminates in a flattened portion wrapped about theshank.

6. A garment hanger comprising a tube conformed to provide a cross barand upwardly converging arms, one of which terminates in a portionconformed into a hook having a shank, the other of which terminates in aflattened portion wrapped about the shank.

7. A garment hanger formed integrally of a paper tube formed of spirallywound strips of paper adhesively secured together and bent to provide across bar and upwardly converging arms, one of which terminates in asuspending hook having a shank and the other of which is flattened andwrapped around'the shank, the

tube being conformed into the hanger prior to the setting of theadhesive. D

8. A garment hanger formed integrally of a paper tube conformed toprovide a cross bar and upwardly converging arms, one of whichterminates in a suspending hook, and the other of which is flattened.and wrapped around th shank of the suspending hook.

9. A garment hanger formed integrally of a paper tube conformed toprovide a cross bar and upwardly converging arms, the arms being ofcylindrical cross section and the cross bar being of flattened crosssection and joined to the arms by flattened curved portions, the upperend of one arm terminating in a hook of flattened cross section, theupper end of the other arm being flattened and wrapped around the shankportion of the hook.

10. A garment hanger formed integrally of a paper tube conformed toprovide a cross bar and upwardly converging arms, the arms being ofcylindrical cross section and the cross bar being of flattened crosssection and joined to the arms 'by flattened curved portions, the upperend of one arm terminating in a hook, the upper end of the other armbeing secured to the shank portion of the hook.

11. A garment hanger formed integrally of a paper tube conformed toprovide a cross bar and upwardly converging arms, the arms being ofcylindrical cross section and the cross bar being of flattened crosssection, the upper end of one arm terminating in a hook, the upper endof the other arm being secured to the shank portion of the hook.

LEONARD A. YOUNG.

